Welcome

Thanks for the email and blog links. This blog will be the best way to communicate with each other, so we need to remember to check it often.
Having said that a group e-mail to all of any new important postings would be a good way to assure that your message has been recieved. I will send a group e-mail out today.

I have read your postings and your suggested unbuilt projects. We will discuss them today. You will need to argue your case for why your choice should be the group's choice. Prepare for this today before you come, as often the best arguement wins, not the best unbuilt project.

Things to consider are

-is it possible in ut,

-does it challange the program (note things that don't challange, or impress will go unnoticed)

-is there a suitable audience that would be interested in your environment. Many unbuilt works become boring, whilst some grow to take on some kind of enigma. For example OMA's french national library competition entry in paris, won by dominque perrault, or Utzon's Silkeborg museum for Asgar Jorn. Have a close look at architects who are pushing the boundaries of construction, geometry and space at the moment, such as zaha hadid, greg lynn, preston scott cohen, assymtote, future systems, to name just a few. There are many more.

- is there a degree of uncertainty, ie. will you have to extrapolate, design guess, and therefore suprise people with your result

- ut allows one to walk around to experience what it is like to be in a space, so remember to choose an unbuilt work that allows one to participate in the space, and not be an observer


that is it for now,

see you all tonight